Monthly Archives:: March 2012

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday (27)

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine and spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. 
My pick this week:

Nerve

Jeanne Ryan
Release date: September 13th, 2012
by Dial Books (Penguin)

When Vee is picked to be a player in NERVE, an anonymous game of dares broadcast live online, she discovers that the game *knows* her. They tempt her with prizes taken from her ThisIsMe page and team her up with the perfect boy, sizzling-hot Ian. At first it’s exhilarating—Vee and Ian’s fans cheer them on to riskier dares with higher stakes. But the game takes a twisted turn. Suddenly they’re playing all or nothing, and the prize might be their lives.

I love the sounds of this mostly because it seems so different. A real-life, twisted, Sims-ish, dare game!? Awesome! The cover is really cool too it’s what made me check out the book as soon as I saw this on someone’s Facebook page.

What are you Waiting on this Wednesday?

Review: Dark Eyes by William Richter

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Dark EyesWilliam RichterRelease date: March 15th, 2012by Razorbill

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Wally was adopted from a Russian orphanage as a child and grew up in a wealthy New York City family. At 15, her obsessive need to rebel led her to life on the streets. Now the 16-year-old is beautiful and hardened, and she’s just stumbled across the possibility of discovering who she really is. “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” for teens, this debut thriller introduces a new heroine.

*A copy was provided by Penguin Canada for review purposes* When I see a book being compared to another, especially a well loved one such as The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, I’m always skeptical on how it can actually live up to such a claim. Fast paced and…

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Review: Pretty Crooked by Elisa Ludwig

Posted by on 03/12/2012 • 30 Comments

Pretty CrookedElisa LudwigRelease date: March 13th, 2012by Katherine Tegen Books

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Willa’s secret plan seems all too simple: take from the rich kids at Valley Prep and give to the poor ones.

Yet Willa’s turn as Robin Hood at her ultra-exclusive high school is anything but. Bilking her “friends”-known to everyone as the Glitterati-without them suspecting a thing, is far from easy. Learning how to pick pockets and break into lockers is as difficult as she’d thought it’d be. Delivering care packages to the scholarship girls, who are ostracized just for being from the “wrong” side of town, is way more fun than she’d expected.

The complication Willa didn’t expect, though, is Aidan Murphy, Valley Prep’s most notorious (and gorgeous) ace-degenerate. His mere existence is distracting Willa…

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In My Mailbox (26)

Posted by on 03/11/2012 • 99 Comments

“In My Mailbox” is a meme, created by Kristi at The Story Siren, that features books I have received/ purchased/ borrowed during the week. 

How are all my lovely peeps? Hope you didn’t forget to change your clocks! It’s almost spring! Know what this means? HUNGER GAMES in less than 2 weeks! *dies* It will be epic! So in case you missed it, I’m celebrating reaching 2000 followers here! I also had the Embrace Blog Tour drop by on Friday. You can find my review, a sweet guest post, and a giveaway here.

Questions for me?

I registered for this a while back to follow Story Siren, but more people are using it now so I thought I’d let you know I’m on Formspring. If you ever have any…

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Fresh Batch (March 11th – 17th)

Posted by on 03/10/2012 • 29 Comments

Exclusively titled for Xpresso Reads, Fresh Batch features the hottest releases of this upcoming week. Flavour of the week:

Wanderlove

Kristen Hubbard Release date: March 13th, 2012by Delacorte Books for Young Readers

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It all begins with a stupid question: Are you a Global Vagabond?

No, but 18-year-old Bria Sandoval wants to be. In a quest for independence, her neglected art, and no-strings-attached hookups, she signs up for a guided tour of Central America—the wrong one. Middle-aged tourists with fanny packs are hardly the key to self-rediscovery. When Bria meets Rowan, devoted backpacker and dive instructor, and his outspokenly humanitarian sister Starling, she seizes the chance to ditch her group and join them off the beaten path.

Bria’s a good girl trying to go bad….

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Embrace Tour Stop

Posted by on 03/09/2012 • 26 Comments

The Embrace blog tour is dropping by the blog today and we’ve got lots of great stuff for you guys! First there’s my review *cheer*, then a fabulous guest post by Jessica Shirvington *cheer louder*, and to top it off, a fantastic giveaway for a finished copy! *the crowd goes wild*

Review

EmbraceJessica ShirvingtonRelease date: March 6th, 2012by Sourcebooks Fire

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It starts with a whisper: “It’s time for you to know who you are…”

Violet Eden dreads her seventeenth birthday. After all, it’s hard to get too excited about the day that marks the anniversary of your mother’s death. As if that wasn’t enough, disturbing dreams haunt her sleep and leave her with very real injuries. There’s a dark tattoo weaving its way up…

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Review: Buried by Linda Joy Singleton

Posted by on 03/08/2012 • 29 Comments

Buried: A Goth Girl Mystery Linda Joy SingletonRelease date: March 8th, 2012by Flux

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In a new school and determined to keep her secrets from being discovered, Thorn finds a mysterious locket that leads to a shocking discovery. Surrounded by new friends she barely knows, as well as the school’s famous former student, a smoking-hot musician named Phillipe, Thorn must investigate to find out if one of them is a murderer.

*A copy was provided by Flux Books for review purposes*

Thorn’s Finder ability pretty much says it all- she finds things. When one day, it leads her to an ugly necklace, she’s soon thrown into a murder investigation. Buried is a light read with an enticing premise that, unfortunately, fell flat with unoriginality and lack of…

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2000 Followers Celebration

Posted by on 03/07/2012 • 123 Comments

2000 followers!! I was incredibly amazed to see that number. It calls for a celebration! With you: To thank you for all of your support. If it wasn’t for my wonderful readers, this blog would not be what it is today and I’m overwhelmed at how many of you like to read what I have to say. I’ve really enjoyed getting to know everyone I’ve met so far. I can only hope to gain even more friends from here on out. I haven’t done a follower giveaway in a long time so I have a fantastic one planned for today!

There is not 1 giveaway, 2 wasn’t even enough either, so I have THREE giveaways today to show you just how much you all mean to me! <3

GIVEAWAY 1…

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